Four Scams Aimed at You If You Have Bad Credit
Written by Robert White on January 18, 2011 – 7:09 amScammers are every where on internet and their main goal is to trap you to take as money away from you as they can. You can meet such scammers anytime while trying to deal with your troubled financial situation. This article contains information about four most common scams which might catch you anytime. These scams are specially designed for people having bad credit.
Scam One – Fee is required
These kinds of scams offer you a loan, but they will ask you to pay them a fee in order to get money from them. A
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Reader Mailbag: Paper Journal
Written by Jessica Clark on January 17, 2011 – 6:11 pmWhat’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Fee-free prepaid debit cards 2. Peer-to-peer lending 3. 401(k)s and dividends 4. Favorite board games 5. Borrowing money and cultural conflicts 6. Preparing for a home purchase 7. Making financial learning fun 8. Super Bowl predictions 9. Dietary changes 10. Target Retirement fund? Or not?
After keeping an electronic journal for about twelve years, I decided, at the start of 2011, to switch back to using a paper one. Why? For conciseness.
Whenever I would make a journal entry electronically, I was able to go on and on and on… and on… and on. Because
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Belgium Nov. Trade Deficit EUR 0.3 Bln
Written by Jessica Clark on January 16, 2011 – 2:14 pm() - Belgium’s trade deficit increased to EUR 0.32 billion in November from EUR 0.01 billion deficit in October, latest data from the National Bank of Belgium showed Monday.
Exports rose 19.1% year-on-year to EUR 19.1 billion. On the other hand, imports surged by 21.5% to EUR 19.4 billion. In October, exports were up 20.2% and imports gained 15%.
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St George Puts Staff And Customers First In Flood Response
Written by Robert White on January 15, 2011 – 5:42 am
St George’s managing director for Queensland Martin Barrett has extensive experience dealing with natural disasters, experience which has come in handy whilst trying to formulate a strategy to deal with the latest flooding in Queensland. Last week St George was forced to shutter the bank’s headquarters as a result of the flooding.
“This has been an extremely difficult time for everyone in Queensland. A couple of our staff have lost their homes and others had their properties damaged. There’s a lot of hardship and we are trying to give as much support to our customers as possible.” Mr. Barrett s
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Cost and Quality: Best and Worst Case Scenarios
Written by Jessica Clark on January 10, 2011 – 11:16 pmI’ll start this post out by showing you three chef’s knives from my kitchen.

The top chef’s knife is a loose one that I picked up for $0.50 or so at a yard sale more than a decade ago – I’m unsure even what type it is. It’s serviceable, but it loses its edge fairly quickly.
The middle knife is from a Henckels kitchen knife set given to my wife and I as a wedding gift. It works extremely well for most cutting applications and holds its edge for quite a long time without honing. A similar knife retails on Amazon for $47.99.
The bottom knife is a Global chef’s knife, which I received as a Christmas present in 2008. It’s the shar
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